Page 2: Historical Events In March - 10

1762  French Huguenot Jean Calas, who was wrongly convicted of killing his son, dies after being tortured by authorities; the event inspired Voltaire to begin a campaign for religious tolerance and legal reform on March - 10.   

1771  Georg F Creuzer, German philological/historian (Idea und Probe) on this day in history.   

1772  On this day in history friedrich von Schlegel, Germany, romantic writer/critic (Lucinde)   

1776  Luise, queen of Prussia/wife of Frederik Willem III on March - 10.   

1780  Juan Jose Landaeta, composer on March - 10.   

1787  William Etty, English painter (nudes) on this day in history.   

1788  On March - 10 joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, German poet (Das Marmorbild)   

1789  On this day in history franklin College founded   

1791  On March - 10 john Stone, Concord MA, patents a pile driver   

1791  Pope condemns France's Civil Constitution's treatment of the clergy on this day in history.   

1791  John Stone, Concord, Mass, patents a pile driver on this day in history.   

1792  John Stone patented the pile driver on this day on March - 10.   

1792  John Stuart, 3rd earl of Bute/English premier (1760-63), dies at 78 on March - 10.   

1793  Lt. Gov. John Graves Simcoe and his wife Elizabeth dine on boiled black squirrel, porcupine, roasted passenger pigeon, raccoon, fish, beef and veal on this day in history.   

1801  First census in Great Britain on March - 10.   

1809  On March - 10 william David Porter, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1864   

1810  John McCloskey, US, pres of St John's College (Fordham U) on March - 10.   

1812  Victor Tesch, Belgian lawyer/min of Justice on March - 10.   

1813  On March - 10 six companies of the 104th Regiment of Foot, plus 4th New Brunswick Regiment, start 52-day march overland to the St. Lawrence in winter; travel on snowshoes, pulling supplies on toboggans, lose only one man, arriving in Kingston April 12   

1818  On March - 10 george Wythe Randolph, Secy War (Confederacy), died in 1867   

1819  Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, writer, dies on March - 10.   

1822  Willem Roelofs, Dutch painter/lithographer on March - 10.   

1824  On March - 10 thomas James Churchill, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1905   

1826  Johan VI M L J, King of Portugal (1816-26), dies at 56 on March - 10.   

1830  On March - 10 the KNIL also known as the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army is created.   

1831  The French Foreign Legion is established by King Louis-Philippe to support his war in Algeria on this day in history.   

1832  William Henry Penrose, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1903 on March - 10.   

1832  On this day in history muzio Clementi, Italian composer, dies at 79   

1839  Dudley Buck, Hartford, Ct, organist/church composer on this day in history.   

1842  Ina Donna Coolbrith, US, poet laureate of Calif on March - 10.   

1844  On this day in history pablo Martin M de Sarasate y Navascuez, composer (Spanish Dancing)   

1845  On March - 10 alexander III A Romanov, Russian tsar (1881-94)   

1846  Edward Baker Lincoln, son of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on March - 10.   

1847  The first money minted in Hawaii on this day in history.   

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1415  Vasili II of Russia (d. 1462) was born on March - 10.   

1452  Ferdinand II, the Catholic, King of Aragon/Sicily (expelled Jews) was born on March - 10.   

1503  Ferdinand I, German emperor (1558-64) was born on this day in history.   

1538  On March - 10 birth of thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk; executed by Queen Elizabeth (1572)   

1628  On March - 10 birth of constantine Huygens Jr, Dutch poet/painter/cartoonist   

1628  Marcello Malpighi, Italian physician (d. 1694) was born on March - 10.   

1656  On March - 10 birth of adolf H van Rechteren, Dutch diplomat/politician   

1698  On March - 10 birth of gaetano Maria Schiassi, composer   

0037  On this day in history tiberius Claudius Nero, Roman emperor (14-37), dies at 78   

0483  Simplicius, Italian Pope (468-83), dies on March - 10.   

1291  Death of Arghun, Persian ruler on this day in history.   

1391  On this day in history death of tvrtko I first king of Bosnia (b. 1338)   

1510  On March - 10 death of johann Geiler von Kaisersberg, Swiss-born preacher (b. 1445)   

1513  On March - 10 death of john de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford, English commander (b. 1443)   

1546  On this day in history thomas Elyot, English diplomat (Boke named the Governor), dies at 46   

1584  On this day in history death of thomas Norton, English politician and writer (b. 1532)